Goodell needs Kraft's vote to hold off Jerry Jones messing with his contract extension and going after his job - no way he takes another run at the Pats right now.
Apparently self-deactivating through threatening to have or having surgery is the new method to get released from a team where the season has crashed and have a chance to get to the playoffs
Even though Vontae Davis will undergo groin surgery that it is expected to sideline him six to eight weeks, a handful of teams, including two involved in the playoff chase, already have reached out and expressed interest in signing the former Indianapolis Colts cornerback with the hope he can contribute in the playoffs, a source told ESPN....
The Colts released Davis on Thursday after he pursued a second medical opinion and decided to undergo the surgery.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...eturn-playoffs